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  • Virée de Galerne
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  • It concerns the Vendean army's crossing of the River Loire after their defeat in the battle of Cholet on 17 October 1793 and its march to Granville in the hope of finding reinforcements there from England. Unable to take Granville on 14 November 1793, it fell back towards Savenay (23 December 1793) where it was completely destroyed by Republican troops under Kléber. The battle of Savenay marked the end of what would come to be called the first war in the Vendée.
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Date
  • --10-18
Caption
  • The wounded General Lescure crosses the Loire at Saint-Florent
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Casualties
  • 50000
  • ~ 10,000 dead
Result
  • Decisive Republican victory
combatant
  • Republicans
  • Vendéens
  • Chouans
Place
  • Maine, Britanny, Normandy
abstract
  • It concerns the Vendean army's crossing of the River Loire after their defeat in the battle of Cholet on 17 October 1793 and its march to Granville in the hope of finding reinforcements there from England. Unable to take Granville on 14 November 1793, it fell back towards Savenay (23 December 1793) where it was completely destroyed by Republican troops under Kléber. The battle of Savenay marked the end of what would come to be called the first war in the Vendée.